Viral Gen Z star Pink Pantheress has addressed criticism by individuals claiming she “didn’t invent something new” along with her drum ‘n’ bass and garage-influenced model.
Pink Pantheress landed a report cope with Parlophone after her music started dominating video sharing app TikTok, since then she’s even launched music that she co-wrote and co-produced with MuraMasa.
Nonetheless, it seems the Take Me Residence singer has confronted backlash from individuals on-line who declare she hasn’t invented something new along with her internet-breaking music. In a brand new cowl interview with NME, she addressed the feedback she acquired and spoke about her influences.
“Individuals at all times say, ‘She’s not a style, she didn’t create this’. I don’t use the phrase ‘style’ to explain myself,” she stated. “However what I hate is when individuals attempt to act like I didn’t spend months taking a number of completely different influences and placing them collectively to kind my very own model.
“Individuals will say, ‘No, she didn’t invent something new’. I do know I didn’t invent drum’n’bass or storage, however what I did do is create a really particular sound which I wished to have for myself. That’s not me saying, ‘I don’t need anybody else to do it too’. I really like listening to different individuals do it: it means individuals prefer it sufficient to attempt it, and the way do I really feel about that? I really feel honoured, I do. I’ve no qualms with it,” she firmly said.
PinkPantheress additionally shared her admiration of Nia Archives, a fellow rising Black drum ‘n’ bass star: “If I’ve to shout out anybody it’s Nia Archives, who’s one other Black lady who was doing drum’n’bass earlier than me.”
PinkPantheress launched her newest observe Boy’s A Liar Half 2 at this time (3 February) which options contributions from Ice Spice. You’ll be able to pay attention under:
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